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Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, US envoys discuss Rafah

US envoys discuss reopening of Rafah crossing with Netanyahu as three killed in Gaza
MENA
15 min read
US envoys urged Israel's prime minister to reopen the vital Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza, where two people were killed on Sunday

Israeli fire killed three Palestinians in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, while an Israeli drone wounded four others in Gaza City, local health authorities said.

Medics said Israeli fire killed at least two people in the Tuffah neighbourhood east of Gaza City, while a 41-year-old man was killed by Israeli forces in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave.

Earlier, medical workers said an Israeli drone exploded on the rooftop of a multi-floor building in Gaza City, wounding four civilians in the street nearby.

Meanwhile, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reopen the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt during talks in Jerusalem, Israeli media reported Sunday.

Israeli news site Ynet reported, citing an unnamed Israeli official, that while the meeting between Netanyahu, Witkoff and Kushner was "positive", Witkoff pressed Israel to reopen Rafah even before Hamas returns the remains of the last Israeli captive believed to be held in Gaza. The group says it is searching for the body amid the rubble.